It looks, at the very least, that they modified the helmet so it looks like the BARC Trooper's visor and not the ROTJ Scout. It's not completely accurate to the film trooper, so I'm kind of disappointed there, but right now I'm just hoping they don't pull and trick like they did last fall with the 501st Clone.

Yeah I blew the pic up and got the same impression you did Dr. P. the head is a new sculpt I believe. The visor's definitely new and accurate to the Kashyyyk guys.

If the final product is a VTSC Scout with a new head... I'm game. The differences are down to minor stuff at that point really, so I'll be in for a minimum of 20 of this guy so long as he's SA... Probably more actually. They were abundant on Kashyyyk so my army building senses are tingling.

Why would they not at the very least pop the Barc trooper head on this thing. And the boots are the same worn by the Galactic Marine, which they've sculpted already as we've seen in the preview pics. way to drop the ball Hasbro, way to drop the ball.

Why would they not at the very least pop the Barc trooper head on this thing. And the boots are the same worn by the Galactic Marine, which they've sculpted already as we've seen in the preview pics. way to drop the ball Hasbro, way to drop the ball.

I wouldn't necessarily say that Hasbro dropped the ball as the figures in the slide show are hand painted "prototypes". I used " " marks as they are not true prototypes but hand painted production figures of older figures that have been released before, just like the "Final 12" figures displayed at Comic Con last year. The BARC trooper is only a repainted VTSC Bikerscout with an Evolutions rifle. While the final figure may be more or less identical to the "prototype" seen here, Hasbro has been known to switch things up a bit at the actual production level (I.e. switching the 501st Clone from last year from a #41 to a #38 body).

Also, these toys are not meant to be exact replicas of their onscreen counterparts, just a representation of them for kids to play with. If you want absoloute accuracy, you will have to wait for something from Gentle Giant, Master Collectors, or one of the other "collector focused" high end collectibles manufacturers.

Also, you consider yourself a customizer, you can always fix any of Hasbro's "inaccuracies" yourself if you are ever so inclined. I do it all the time if it's something that I feel is just too far off-base to be tolerated for aesthetic reasons

"Also, these toys are not meant to be exact replicas of their onscreen counterparts, just a representation of them for kids to play with. If you want absoloute accuracy, you will have to wait for something from Gentle Giant, Master Collectors, or one of the other "collector focused" high end collectibles manufacturers."...Spectre

No one expects perfection, but there is a standard that has been set. If you look at a figure of a Biker Scout, and what he looked like on screen, it's pretty close. But if you looked at a Barc Trooper, and the reapinted Scout figure, there's lots of differences. Please don't use the "they're toys for kids" as an excuse for Hasbro's laziness.

The thing is, Hasbro is business. Kids will buy the figure either way, but many collectors will only buy it if it's right. Why not make product for the largest possible audience?